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Major Changes to AAA Employment Arbitration Rules: What Employers and Litigants Need to Know

Effective May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) implemented significant revisions to AAA Employment/Workplace Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. According to the AAA, these revisions aim to...more

Share The Tip Jar: Department of Labor Finalizes Rule Opening Tip Pooling To Back-of-the-House Workers

On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule modifying federal regulations concerning compensation for “tipped employees.” The new final rule follows 2018 federal legislation, which amended...more

With Immunity and Justice For All? Congress Weighs Unparalleled Tort Reform for Businesses in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

As Congress grapples with the next tranche of COVID-19 legislation, one key issue that has remained at the forefront of the debate is whether, and to what extent, Congress will limit COVID-19 exposure lawsuits against...more

The California Data Privacy Implications of Using Facial Recognition in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

On May 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state would begin the process of allowing various businesses to reopen physical locations as part of a four-phase plan that seeks to gradually re-establish...more

As America Prepares to Return to Work, EEOC Approves Testing Employees for COVID-19

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance concerning COVID-19, affirming an employer’s ability to medically test its employees for COVID-19 before allowing employees to enter the workplace....more

Back to the Joint Employer: Having Changed the Classification Test for Independent Contractors, Will the California Legislature...

As reported... California recently enacted new legislation – Assembly Bill 5 – that expanded the scope of an “employee” under state law. Beginning January 1, 2020, the answer to whether a person providing services in...more

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